Local Party Organization

This guide is under construction, please check in with party officers if there is any confusion. Various platforms we're available are listed on the main page - say hello!

Becoming a State Party

Steps are listed to help your state Pirate Party on its way to political influence.

1. Have between 3 and 10 dedicated people with a decent amount of free time.
   • If there are less than 3 people in your state, look for more until you have 3. You can't really do much with less than that.
   • If you find 3 or more people in any area (city or town) make them their own local group.
2. For special projects like maintaining a website have at least 3 dedicated people before starting. You can reach out to the national Party for technical aid.
3. Start a state Pirate Party page on Facebook and spam it to the USPP Facebook page.
   • If there already is one, contact the page administrators and assimilate them or be assimilated by them.
4. Join the weekly Tuesday meetings on IRC where states come together to get help with their issues and talk politics or email us at hello@uspirates.org and we will help you with resources and advice.
   • Project Manager
   • Wiki
   • Site
   • Email
   • USPP Facebook page
   • State Contact Info
   • Library

Organizing

For tips on getting started, see the Organizing Guide. There is also New State Guide, a (very) incomplete all-in-one guide with some more advice.

These resources are underdeveloped and contributions are welcome, especially if you have third party or even major party organizing experience.

A few basics to start with are offered,

Be Active

Keeping the spirit alive is the single most important thing to start with. Some basics:

1. Go to city council and school board meetings. This is where everyone starts.
2. Collect contact information for all local political blogs and send them a letter letting them know the Pirate Party is in town.
3. Run for office if for no other reason than you fear being ruled by someone who will make worse decisions than yourself. (Currently, the bar is really low.)
4. Set up a website. This is the world's window into your state's movement. We can provide you with a subdomain at http://pirate.is. For a subdomain contact, info@pirate-party.us

Platform Support

A few links and references to support the Pirate argument.

• "Internet Piracy Boosts Anime Sales, Study Concludes"
• Why the name "Pirate Party"?
• "One million dollars for seven songs?!"

You may get the push back, "Well, Joel is a thief who should be punished." You could counter with, "Well if he *is* a thief, and he stole a CD from a store, which is say 12 songs, the most her would get is a $500 dollar fine and/or probation, right? So these MPAA and RIAA fines are absolutely ruinous, and hardly in the spirit of American justice." That can be a very disarming argument, as people tend to be very justice minded. Then you can proceed to make your point about sharing culture, etc.

Other Resources

• Free Vector Maps to add to the standard Pirate Party Flag which can be easily found through an image search or if you want a vector contact QuazarGuy.

For national recognition of candidates, see Candidate Support.

• Pirate in a Box will be used to help flesh this out more.
• Bylaws (Article III: Membership)